Guotai
Traditional Chinese國泰[民安]
Simplified Chinese国泰[民安]
Literal meaningThe country flourishes, [and the people are peaceful]
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Guotai or Guo Tai is the atonal pinyin romanization of various Chinese words and names, usually in reference to a traditional expression about a peaceful and prosperous era in a country's history.

It may refer to:

Business

  • Guotai Junan Securities, a Chinese listed company, a securities broker and an investment bank, that formed by a merger
    • Guotai Junan Futures, a subsidiary of Guotai Junan Securities
    • Guotai Junan International Holdings, a listed company based in Hong Kong and a subsidiary of Guotai Junan Securities
    • Guotai Securities, a predecessor of Guotai Junan Securities
  • Cathay Pacific Airways, known as just Cathay Pacific, is a Hong Kong-based airline, also known as its pinyin transliteration of its Chinese name as Guotai hangkong
  • Cathay Bank, a United States bank that was specialized for Chinese communities, also known as its pinyin transliteration of its Chinese name as Guotai Yinhang
    • Cathay General Bancorp, parent company of Cathay Bank, a listed company in NASDAQ
  • Cathay United Bank, a Taiwanese financial services company, also known as its pinyin transliteration of its Chinese name as Guotai Shihua Yinhang
  • Cathay Life Insurance, a Taiwanese insurance company, also known as its pinyin transliteration of its Chinese name as Guotai Renshou
  • Cathay Organisation, a Singapore film company, also known as its pinyin transliteration of its Chinese name as Guotai Jigou
    • Cathay Organisation (Hong Kong), formerly known as Motion Picture & General Investment, a Hong Kong-based film company and a subsidiary of Cathay Organisation

Buildings

  • Cathay Theatre, a historical landmark movie theatre in Shanghai, also known as its pinyin transliteration of its Chinese name as Guotai Dianyingyuan
  • The Cathay, a historical landmark movie theatre in Singapore that was owned by Cathay Organisation
  • Cathay City, headquarters of Cathay Pacific Airways

Names

  • Guotai (given name), also in the form of Kowk Tai, Kok Thay
  • Guo Tai (Chinese: 郭泰, aka 郭太), a Chinese scholar-official of Eastern Han dynasty
  • Shen Zujian Qing dynasty Chinese people, also known as his alternative name Guotai (Chinese: 果臺; pinyin: Guǒtái)
  • Lady Wu (Chinese: 吳國太), a fictional character in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Guotai (國太) was her nickname

See also

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